Wind-power mechanism



M ay 7, 1929. I KQLOZSY 1,712,149

WIND POWER MECHANIMSM Filed May 15,119.26

IN VENT OR Patented May ',7, i929.,

Uni a" sral [FFICE i Louis KoLozsY, or NEW YORK, NjY.

'WIND-POWER MECHANISIVI.

Application led May 13,

For further comprehension of the inven' tion, and of the objects an advantages'thereof, reference will be had to the following def scription and accompanying` drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particuarly set forth. y

Fig. 1, of the drawing, is a side elevational view of a mast such as used on ships illustrating my improved wind motor operatively attached thereto.

Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a similar view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. I Y

Fig. 4:, is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view illustrating a modification of my improved wind motor.

yThe mast 10, supportedby the deck 11, and the stay rope 12, and provided with a lookout 13, or crows nest, are those of a ship such as commonly used.` It being understood that Ido not necessarily limit v the Vuse of my improved wind motor tol masts as'herein set forth, but rather to all types and classes of masts and the like as generally used on ships and the like.

As here embodied my improved wind motor comprises a frustro-conical shaped hollow member 15, provided withy radial supports 16, extending inward therefrom, and adapted to support ball bearings 17, or the like, suitably attached to the above mentioned mast 10. The frustro-conical shaped hollow member 15 is also provided with a lower end 1S, ladapted to support a ball bearing 19, or the like, suitably attached to the said mast 10. The lower end 18 has rotatively attached thereto rollers 20, adapted to engage the circular track 21, mounted on and attached to the deck 11 of the'said ship.

- IThe above described construction being such 1926. Serial lita-108,773.

as will ,permit .the .frustro-conical shaped hollow member 15 to be rotated. i

The blades22, provided with extremities 23, formed or bent at rightangles thereto, are attached, as :at 24,1bya suitable flange, to the frustro-conical shaped hollowy member 15, and extend radially therefrom, so as to permit thewind to rotate the said frustreconical shaped hollow membergl. The enclosing member 25, frust-ro semi-conicall hollow shaped,vand adapted to enclose, e'ncase` or cover one-half of the said frustro-conical shaped hollow member 15, l1s positioned adjacent to and directlyoutside the said rotors 22, and has rotatively attached thereto, rollers 26, adapted to engage the circular track 27, mounted on and attached to supports 28, suitably attached to the 'said deck 11 of the said ship.l The enclosing member 2,5 is pro# f i l 1.712.149

vided with a vane element 29, located at one edge of the said enclosingmember 25 and extending to the rear therefrom. The abovev described construction being such as kwill permit the above mentioned wind to rotate the said enclosing member 25,'as is commonlythe casev with weather vanes, so as to permit the said wind to'rotate the frustroconicalV shaped hollow member 15.

The kbevel gear 30, is attachedto the frusy tro-conical vshaped'hollow member 15, at or near-the lower end 18, andmeshes lwith a suitable bevel pinion 31, attached to the shaft 32, rotatively mountedv as at 33, in

one of the said supports 28.

The later describedV construction being such as will permit the said `fr'ustro-conieal shaped hollow member 15 to rotate or drive.

the shaft 32,'it isunderstood that .the shaftv 32 may be operatively connected to a propel-V ler shaft or the like,`so as to vpropel thesaid ship.

accompaying drawing, in which I have il- Referring .inl particularto Fig.v 4, of the lustrated a modification of my improved f.

wind motor, the disc nieinber 35 is at# tached to the lower end-18 of the frustreconical shaped hollow membery 15, and is provided with a circular projecting element 36 adaptedto engage a notch 3 7, formed on the periphery of the rollers 38. The :disc

member 39 is attached to the deck 11 `of the .f

dricalshape.

rollers 38.r The above described' construcn tion is such as'vvill permit the rollers 38 to rotatively ,Y support the 'frustro-conical shaped 'liolloiv ineinbery 15'; It should be understood that the said rollers 38am positioned or located in close proximity so as to rigidly support the said frustro-conical kshaped hollow member. v y

It will be further understood that'lny iinproved device as above described and set forth may be employed'to drive all classes and vtypes of machines lor the like, and that Whenever" desirable the vifrustrdconical shaped members may be changed to cylinvHaving thus described my invention, what I claim as nevvand desire to protect by Letters Patent of the. United Sta-tes is as followsz' Y 1 Y A Wind machine comprising a vertically dispos-ed hollow truncated cone mounted to rotate about its axis, vertically disposed blades on said cone, flanges on the outer end i of said blades at right angles thereto,y a semifrustro-conical shield mountedr to j rotate laround said cone and coaxial therewith, said shield having a vertical vane at one edge Y thereof, and means for transmitting the motion of said cone to a shatt. I

In testimony Wh'ereof' have ai'liXed my signature.

Louis KoLoZsY. 

